When Omegle shut down , many developers assumed anonymous chat platforms were a thing of the past. I wasn't so sure. People still enjoy meeting strangers online—they just expect better privacy, stronger moderation, and a smoother experience than before.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/gowrishankar_rangasamy_f9/building-an-omegle-alternative-in-2026-what-i-learned-from-creating-a-real-time-chat-platform-2nh1)